Android Question About StartServiceAt

[jkhazraji]

in a code line like the following:

    StartServiceAt("", DateTime.Now + 1000, True) 'will start after one seconds.

can this lead to overloading of the device processor or memory since it calls the service every single second even during sleep?

 

[Erel]

It is better to use a timer for short intervals. You should call Service.StartForeground if you want the service to keep running in the background.

 

[jkhazraji]

Thanks..Is it necessary to start the service from the "Main" module or the "Starter" service before calling Service.StartForeground or it will start automatically ?

Sub Process_Globals
      Dim n AsNotification
End Sub
Sub Service_Create
       n.Initialize
       .
       .
       .
       n.SetInfo("Title", "Body", Main)
End Sub
Sub Service_Start (StartingIntent AsIntent)
        Service.StartForeground(1, n)
End Sub

NB : Code is taken from another thread

 

[jkhazraji]

I found the answer in https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/service-startforeground-change-strings.56719/
It is YES.